This is the latest entry in MLBTR’s Offseason In Review series. The full index of Offseason In Review posts can be found here.
As they open SunTrust Park for the 2017 season, the Braves have begun to transition toward competitiveness — though they carefully avoided any lengthy veteran entanglements this winter.
Major League Signings
Trades And Claims
- Acquired SP Jaime Garcia from Cardinals in exchange for INF Luke Dykstra, SP John Gant, SP Chris Ellis
- Acquired 2B Brandon Phillips from Reds in exchange for RP Andrew McKirahan, RP Carlos Portuondo, $13MM (covers all but $1MM of Phillips’s 2017 salary)
- Acquired 2B/OF Micah Johnson from Dodgers for PTBNL or cash
- Acquired RP Luke Jackson from Rangers for RP Brady Feigl, SP Tyrell Jenkins
- Acquired SP Luiz Gohara, RP Thomas Burrows from Mariners for OF Mallex Smith, RP Shae Simmons
- Acquired OF/C Alex Jackson, SP Tyler Pike (as PTBNL) from Mariners for SP Rob Whalen, SP Max Povse
- Claimed RP Kevin Chapman from Astros
- Claimed 1B/OF Adam Walker from Orioles
- Claimed RP Armando Rivero from Cubs in Rule 5 draft
Notable Minor League Signings
Extensions
Notable Losses
Needs Addressed
The pace of moves coming from the Atlanta front office remains dizzying.